Jbl eon 515xt with Numark Mixdeck express

[mark_08]

I recently purchased my first set of speakers and mixdeck and i have a questions about setup. I currently run pro co xlr cables to the speakers, when I turn the mixdeck on there is a hissing noise coming out of the speakers. Is that normal? Or will better quality cables fix the issue? Turning the music up will drown the hissing out.

[light-o-matic]

It's not the cables, it's the controller that's noisy.
But the way you can deal with this is the following:

1) Turn the volume on your speakers all the way down.
2) Turn the volume on your controller up until you are peaking at 0 on the meters.
3) Turn the volume up on the speakers until you are at the volume you want to play at.. or a little louder than that.

So then, you will have the speakers turned up to the maximum you need, without amplifying the noise more than necessary.

[mark_08]

Thanks for the help! Solved my question.